In Pursuit Of

I took this photograph on the beach on Sullivan’s Island in South Carolina because I was drawn to the bright flag on beach. On second look, the composition suggests so much more to me now in the context of the state of world affairs. The American flag towel draped casually over a cooler next to discarded flip flops, framed by sparkling yellow sand against the backdrop of an idyllic seascape shimmering in the distance, stand in sharp contrast in my mind to the images of desperate refugees risking their lives on the open sea in inflatable rafts that I hear in the news everyday. All in the pursuit of.
